Imbalance in the oral bacterial flora as a risk factor for acute exacerbation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Conclusions: An imbalance in the oral bacterial flora could be a risk factor for AE-IPF.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ohshimo, S., Nishi, H., Hosokawa, K., Horimasu, Y., Miyamoto, S., Iwamoto, H., Hamada, H., Kawaguchi, H., Bonella, F., Guzman, J., Costabel, U., Hattori, N., Shime, N. Tags: Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias Source Type: research